- Resources
Focal Spot Compression Mammogram
Featured Health Expert
EXPERT
Better mammography: A new and improved technology for reading mammograms called CAD (computer-aided detection) is described in the latest issue of The Economist. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center are developing a knowledge-based CAD system that compares the images taken by a radiologist with a large collection of normal and abnormal mammograms in a database. The new mammogram reading system has a lower rate of false positives than other systems.
Why cancer spreads: The great...
More information on "Focal Spot Compression Mammogram"
From Our Experts
EXPERT
MRI Update: Another Step Towards Replacing the Mammogram?
By PJ Hamel, Health Expert
Early last spring, the American Cancer Society issued new guidelines calling for women in certain breast cancer risk groups to be screened... Read more »
EXPERT
Your First Mammogram: Easy as 1-2-3
By PJ Hamel, Health Expert
You’ve reached your 40th birthday, and you know what that means: it’s time for your first mammogram.Or you’ve discovered a lump in... Read more »
EXPERT
Why Middle-Age Women Should Regularly Schedule Their Mammograms
By Dorian Martin, Health Expert
“Many U.S. women do not get recommended mammograms.” That Reuters headling and the story definitely caught my attention. “Half of the... Read more »
EXPERT
Update: Diabetes Mastopathy, Twice a year Mammogram
By Ann Bartlett, Health Expert
In 2008, I wrote about Diabetic Mastopathy, a condition that affects women who have lived with diabetes a longtime. The condition is... Read more »
EXPERT
Dense Breasts? Breast Cancer Screening Tools Are Getting Better
By PJ Hamel, Health Expert
It’s long been known that the denser a woman’s breast, the more difficult it is for a standard mammogram to pick up a tumor. On a... Read more »
From Our Sources
Mammograms may spot stroke risk
Women have mammograms to help them fight breast cancer, and now a new study suggests that mammograms may also help doctors identify women at risk for... Read more »
Digital Mammogram: Who should get this type of mammogram for e...
I’m not yet 40—the magical age for women to begin receiving mammograms—but I’ve had breast cancer. That makes me a perfect candidate for... Read more »
Painless, 3-D Mammograms
DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Breast cancer ... 180,000 women will be diagnosed with it this year. One in four will die. Detecting it as... Read more »
Breast MRI and the New American Cancer Society Guidelines for ...
My technician recently told me, just before sending me gliding through an MRI tube, that MRI scans were once an uncommon breast exam. He performed... Read more »
Mammography
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MammogramNormal ValuesBreast tissue that shows no signs of a mass or calcification is considered normal.What abnormal results meanMost abnormal... Read more »
Featuring Content From:
By using this service, you accept our Terms of Use. Please read them. The consumer health information on is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. Copyright © 2012 Remedy Health Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
